Walkley planning approval rate
Walkley ward in Sheffield has a 95.9% approval rate based on 123 planning decisions. Sheffield overall: 90.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.9%
ward approval rate
123
Decisions
118
Approved
5
Refused
90.8%
Sheffield average
Walkley is 5.1 percentage points above the Sheffield average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Walkley compares
Walkley ward
95.9%
Sheffield overall
90.8%
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Recent decisions in Walkley
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for erection of single-storey sid · Mon 18 Aug 2025
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of dwellinghouse · Tue 29 Apr 2025
Appplication to allow alteration in position of the flue (bringing it forward by · Tue 08 Apr 2025
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 6,165 decisions.